Jessica joined OK Policy as a Communications Associate in January 2018. A Mexican immigrant, she was a Clara Luper Scholar at Oklahoma City University where she obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy. Prior to joining OK Policy, Jessica worked at a digital marketing agency in Oklahoma City. She is an alumna of both the National Education for Women (N.E.W.) Leadership Institute (2013) and OK Policy's Summer Policy Institute (2015). In addition to her role at OK Policy, Jessica serves as a board member for Dream Action Oklahoma in OKC and communications director for Dream Alliance Oklahoma in Tulsa.
City councils in Tulsa and OKC to consider calling for moratorium on evictions; OSDH to again release COVID-19 cases for all counties; numbers increase by 119 Tuesday; Twenty Years After It Became a Crime, Racial Profiling Charges Remain Scarce; [More...]
Oklahoma pulls back on releasing coronavirus data; Oklahoma County jail inmate tests positive for COVID; Stitt calls National Guard to OKC, Tulsa; SQ 805 supporters submit signatures to state. [More...]
State plans to hire fewer contact tracers than experts recommend; Lawmakers say path forward for Stitt health care plan is unclear; Will COVID-19 prompt “holdout states” to reconsider Medicaid expansion?; [More...]
Unemployment agency head resigns, commission votes to move agency IT and ‘business practices’ under OMES; For first time in nearly three years, Oklahoma’s Commissioner of Health meets statutory requirements; 151 Comanche County jail inmates sent to prisons at Sayre, McLoud; [More...]
More than a third of surveyed Oklahomans report struggling to make housing payments; Nearly 200 evictions filed Monday as Oklahoma County courthouse reopens; As coronavirus spreads, Oklahoma’s largest jails could increase testing; Groups sue over absentee ballot requirements. [More...]
DOC staff called on to help following outbreak at Comanche County jail; Texas County at 784 COVID-19 cases, into 3rd week as 'hot spot' in Oklahoma; COVID-19: Six more deaths reported as 91 new cases confirmed in Oklahoma; Gov. signs, vetoes several bills from this session. [More...]
Comanche County Jail Under Quarantine; 126 Inmates, Staff Test Positive for COVID; 88 more cases confirmed with no new deaths reported in Oklahoma; Cost of living increase for state retirees awaits Governor's decision; Bill changes ‘corporate county welfare,’ but senators claim ignorance. [More...]
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Gov. Stitt says state ready for Phase 2 reopening on Friday; First-time jobless claims filed in Oklahoma down 65% from record-setting high; COVID-19: Six more deaths reported as cases rise by 110 in Oklahoma; [More...]
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City councils in Tulsa and OKC to consider calling for moratorium on evictions; OSDH to again release COVID-19 cases for all counties; numbers increase by 119 Tuesday; Twenty Years After It Became a Crime, Racial Profiling Charges Remain Scarce; [More...]
Oklahoma pulls back on releasing coronavirus data; Oklahoma County jail inmate tests positive for COVID; Stitt calls National Guard to OKC, Tulsa; SQ 805 supporters submit signatures to state. [More...]
Gov. vetoes hospital fee for Medicaid expansion; Thousands of Oklahomans facing eviction; Guymon processing plant linked to 440 COVID-19 cases; [More...]
More than a third of surveyed Oklahomans report struggling to make housing payments; Nearly 200 evictions filed Monday as Oklahoma County courthouse reopens; As coronavirus spreads, Oklahoma’s largest jails could increase testing; Groups sue over absentee ballot requirements. [More...]
In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more [More...]
